1. RURAL TRANSIT PLANNING Shilpa Panicker – ADOT Jorge Luna – MAG Deron Lozano – Valley Metro Scott Miller – HDR Engineering

2.  Introduction  Transit Service Modes  Route Planning Elements  Route Planning Exercise  Additional Considerations Session Overview

3. Transit Service Modes Commuter Rail Light Rail Streetcar Bus Rapid Transit Rapid/Express Bus Local Bus Circulator Rural Transit Paratransit

4. Rural Transit Services ModeFrequency Stop Spacing (miles) Relative Capital Cost / Mile Relative Oper. Cost / Passenger Demand ResponseNA $$$$$ Deviated Local BusLow – Mod1/8 – 1$$$$ Local BusLow – High1/8 – 1/4$$$

5. Rural Transit Service

6.  Land Use Origins Destinations  Performance  Running Time  Fleet Requirements  Cost  Other Route Planning

7.  Annual budget of $350,000  Plan up two (2) routes on map Data says…  Assume local fixed-route bus mode  Cannot exceed 10 miles\route  Identify activity centers served Shopping, medical, work, educational…  Calculate running & cycle time  Calculate fleet requirements Route Planning Exercise

8. 8-Mile Route

10.  Survey:  Demographics: Data says…

11. Route Planning Running Time Distance / AVG. Speed X 60 Miles / MPH 5miles / 20mph X 60 = 15 min

12. Route Planning Fleet Requirements Cycle Time* / Headway Minutes / Minutes 60 min / 20 minutes = 3 Buses *Cycle Time = Round Trip Running Time + Operator Layover

13. Route Planning Gross Annual Operating Cost Daily Trips X Trips per mile X Days X Rate per Mile 26 Trips X 255 Days X 5 Miles X $3 = $99,450

14.  Why the change?  Analysis  Communication with Officials Public Partners  General items  For more info on deviated routes visit: http://www.rtd-denver.com http://www.dart.org http://www.the-t.com http://www.gonctd.com Additional Consideration